From blawlor at nfais.org Fri Apr 1 14:00:43 2011 From: blawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:00:43 -0400 Subject: [nfais-l] AAUP Extends Meeting Invitation to NFAIS Members Message-ID: <024d01cbf096$b84ff6c0$28efe440$@org> NFAIS Members Invited to Attend 2011 Annual Conference of the Association of American University Presses NFAIS Members are invited to attend the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Association of American University Presses at the AAUP member rate. The meeting, The Next Wave: Toward a Culture of Collaboration, is scheduled to take place from June 2-5, 2011 in Baltimore, MD, at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel. Daily rates for commuters are also available. The program will feature 4 plenary sessions on key subjects for publishing today, including managing innovation and organizational change, trends in copyright and intellectual property, and the future of the humanities. Thirty concurrent sessions will offer even more variety, addressing such topics as the confluence of print and digital publishing, improving websites and metadata for online discovery, and models for supporting open access. Session panelists will include representatives from AAUP member presses, librarians, scholars, and industry experts. A full preliminary program can be downloaded from the meeting website: www.aaupnet.org/annualmeeting. I hope that you will be able to take advantage of this great opportunity and I thank Peter Givler, AAUP Executive Director, for the invitation. Bonnie Lawlor Executive Director National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) 1518 Walnut Street, Suite 1004 Philadelphia, PA 19102 1-215-893-1561 Phone 1-215-893-1564 Fax blawlor at nfais.org www.nfais.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blawlor at nfais.org Mon Apr 4 13:25:06 2011 From: blawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:25:06 -0400 Subject: [nfais-l] Status of the Informatin Industry in China Message-ID: <015a01cbf2ed$3ddc4d90$b994e8b0$@org> REMINDER: REGISTER NOW FOR THE NFAIS WEBINAR ON THE INFORMATION INDUSTRY IN CHINA SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 7TH. The world economy is growing, but it is China and other emerging economies such as that of Brazil - not the U.S. and Europe - that are leading the way. Register for the NFAIS webinars on doing business in China and Brazil to learn more. APRIL 7: An Information Industry Update: Doing Business in China China has become a major player in the global economy and they plan to be a major player in the publishing industry as well, particularly in science. They hope to have reforms in place early this year to ensure that weak Chinese journals are terminated and that those journals judged to be strong are rewarded with government support such as tax breaks. Scientific publishing will be concentrated in "five-to-ten large publishing groups" that will compete with each other, with the objective of turning China from a large science and technology publisher onto a powerful science and technology publisher (see article in NatureNews online at http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100915/full/467261a.html. NFAIS has scheduled a webinar on April 7, 2011 from 11:00am - 12:30PM EDST, that will provide insights on the following with regard to the information industry in China: market size, fastest growing segments, government policies, leadership, publishing companies, size of the market in upper education, college and university spending, challenges to doing business in China, opportunities for publishers, current trends. Our speaker will be Dr. James Chan, Principal and Founder of Asia Marketing and Management . He will have just returned from a trip to China so you will be getting the most current information available. And, if you attended the 2008 workshop you know firsthand how lively, engaging and informative Dr. Chan is as a speaker. If you or your staff need to learn more about publishing developments in China, register for the NFAIS webinar today at: http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/324-china-april-7-2011-webinar. JUNE 1: An Information Industry Update: Doing Business in Brazil Brazil has one of the fastest growing economies and is becoming a major player worldwide. Publishers and database producers cannot afford to ignore the market opportunities that it offers. NFAIS has scheduled a webinar June 1, 2011 from 11:00am - 12:30pm that will provide insights on the following with regard to the information industry in Brazil: market size, fastest growing segments, government policies, leadership, publishing companies, size of the market in upper education, college and university spending, challenges to doing business in Brazil, opportunities for publishers, and current trends. The webinar will have two speakers. James Locke, CEO of Enosis Global. Locke helps companies enter or expand their business in the United States and in Brazil, leveraging his international experiences to help companies with location selection, marketing and branding, routes to market, organizational structure, business development, and government relations. The second speaker will be Mark S. Langevin, Ph.D., Director of BrazilWorks (www.brazilworks.org ) Adjunct Associate Professor of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland-University College, and Associate Researcher at the Centro Universit?rio de Brasilia (UniCEUB) in Brasilia, Brazil. If you or your staff need to learn more about publishing developments and doing business in Brazil, register for the NFAIS webinar today at: http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/332-doing-business-in-brazil-june-1-2011. Registration fees for each webinar are as follows: NFAIS members pay $75, Sister Society members pay $85, and non-members pay $95. An unlimited number of staff from an NFAIS member organization can participate for a group fee of $225. The group fee for an unlimited number of staff from a Sister Society is $255, and from any non-member organization is $285. REGISTER FOR BOTH AT THE SAME TIME AND RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT OFF YOUR TOTAL FEE. For more information contact: Jill O?Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org or go to http://www.nfais.org. NFAIS: Serving the Global Information Community -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blawlor at nfais.org Wed Apr 6 13:32:52 2011 From: blawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:32:52 -0400 Subject: [nfais-l] NFAIS Workshop on Information Behavior in Higher Education Message-ID: <016901cbf480$a852c8e0$f8f85aa0$@org> Registration still open for the NFAIS Workshop on Information Access and Usage Behavior in Today's Academic Environment. Virtual Attendance is an Option. Want to know more about the impact of digital technology on today's college and university campuses? Join us on April 15, 2011 when librarians and faculty from around the USA will gather in Philadelphia, PA to share their perspectives in a one-day workshop. Both onsite and virtual registrations are available at a discount until April 1st. Highlights include: . A look at information discovery on campus based upon a follow-up survey taken to determine the vision and requirements for a library's primary discovery environments (Cody Hanson, Web Architect and User Experience Analyst, University of Minnesota) * The use of Google Scholar on campus (Gale Herrera, Assistant Dean for Technical Services and Automation, Associate Professor, University of Mississippi Libraries) * The results of research studies on the impact of digital technology on the use and reading of scholarly articles in higher education (Carol Tenopir, Chancellor's Professor, School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee) * A look at the use and impact of new technologies in the classroom (Shelly McCoy, Associate Librarian and Head, Student Multimedia Design Center, University of Delaware and Dr. Timothy Burke, Professor, Swarthmore College) * The growth and impact of online learning (Dr. Michael E. Scheuermann, Associate VP, Instructional Technology Support, Information Resources and Technology, Drexel University) . A look at digital publishing initiatives at the University of Michigan (Maria Bonn, Director of Scholarly Publishing, University of Michigan) . The use of e-text books (Mary Gallagher Gordon, Director of Clinical Nursing Education, Drexel University, and Dr. Faye Meloy, Assistant Clinical Professor & Chair, BSN Co-Op Program, Drexel University. The program, registration forms, directions to the meeting location, list of nearby hotels, and general information on Philadelphia are available a: http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/325-information-access-and-usage-in-today-s- academic-environment. On-site Attendance:, NFAIS members pay $435, members of Sister-societies pay $455, and non-members pay $485. Virtual Attendance: NFAIS members pay $385, members of Sister-societies pay $405, and non-members pay $435. Unlimited Virtual Attendance: Groups of 3 or more can attend at the following reduced rates: NFAIS members, $995, Sister-society members $1,195, and non-members $1,395. For more information contact: Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org or go to http://www.nfais.org/. NFAIS: Supporting the Global Information Community -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blawlor at nfais.org Fri Apr 8 08:50:30 2011 From: blawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:50:30 -0400 Subject: [nfais-l] NTIS seeks Joint Ventures Message-ID: <009e01cbf5eb$8b3495b0$a19dc110$@org> NFAIS MEMBER ORGANIZATION SEEKING POTENTIAL JOINT VENTURE PUBLISHING RELATIONSHIPS The National Technical Information Service (NTIS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce and an NFAIS member organization, is seeking information for potential joint venture relationships that can support and contribute to a science collaborative publishing environment for books, reports and data set content produced by Federal Government entities. The proposed joint venture(s) would serve the public by making Federal Government science information more conveniently and economically accessible. The call for proposals can be accessed at: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity &mode=form&id=b5395d5cebc06d14bd4b2434a9a4f581&tab=core&_cview=0 Interested parties should contact: Donald H. Hagen Associate Director, Office of Product Management and Acquisitions Phone (703) 605-6142 Fax (703) 605-6387 E-mail: dhagen at ntis.gov. . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blawlor at nfais.org Tue Apr 12 11:47:26 2011 From: blawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:47:26 -0400 Subject: [nfais-l] NFAIS Workshop - Registration Closing April 14th Message-ID: <00e701cbf928$ec57b490$c5071db0$@org> NFAIS Workshop on Information Access and Usage Behavior in Today's Academic Environment. Registration Closes at 3:00pm on April 14th. If you want to know more about the impact of digital technology on information access and usage behavior on today's college and university campuses, join us on April 15, 2011 when librarians and faculty from around the USA will gather in Philadelphia, PA to share their perspectives in a one-day workshop. Both onsite and virtual registrations are available and those registering for an unlimited number of attendees will have access to the archived version for later review as well if the workshop is successfully recorded. Highlights include: . A look at information discovery on campus based upon a follow-up survey taken to determine the vision and requirements for a library's primary discovery environments (Cody Hanson, Web Architect and User Experience Analyst, University of Minnesota) * The use of Google Scholar on campus (Gale Herrera, Assistant Dean for Technical Services and Automation, Associate Professor, University of Mississippi Libraries) * The results of research studies on the impact of digital technology on the use and reading of scholarly articles in higher education (Carol Tenopir, Chancellor's Professor, School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee) * A look at the use and impact of new technologies in the classroom (Shelly McCoy, Associate Librarian and Head, Student Multimedia Design Center, University of Delaware and Dr. Timothy Burke, Professor, Swarthmore College) * The growth and impact of online learning (Dr. Michael E. Scheuermann, Associate VP, Instructional Technology Support, Information Resources and Technology, Drexel University) . A look at digital publishing initiatives at the University of Michigan (Maria Bonn, Director of Scholarly Publishing, University of Michigan) . The use of e-text books (Mary Gallagher Gordon, Director of Clinical Nursing Education, Drexel University, and Dr. Faye Meloy, Assistant Clinical Professor & Chair, BSN Co-Op Program, Drexel University. The program, registration forms, directions to the meeting location, list of nearby hotels, and general information on Philadelphia are available a: http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/325-information-access-and-usage-in-today-s- academic-environment. On-site Attendance: NFAIS members pay $435, members of Sister-societies pay $455, and non-members pay $485. Virtual Attendance: NFAIS members pay $385, members of Sister-societies pay $405, and non-members pay $435. Unlimited Virtual Attendance: Groups of 3 or more can attend at the following reduced rates: NFAIS members, $995, Sister-society members $1,195, and non-members $1,395. For more information contact: Jill O'Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org or go to http://www.nfais.org/. NFAIS: Serving the Global Information Community -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blawlor at nfais.org Mon Apr 18 11:53:54 2011 From: blawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:53:54 -0400 Subject: [nfais-l] NFAIS Webinar on Portable Devices and e-Reading Message-ID: <00cc01cbfde0$d2240a30$766c1e90$@org> NFAIS Webinar: Portable Devices and Mobile Users: A New Era for Information Delivery and Access. One of the hottest areas in R&D today is the development of personal reading devices that serve an increasingly mobile population. This highly competitive arena is driving innovation in both the format and delivery of information resources, offering publishers an opportunity to be creative and breathe new life into even the most traditional information tools for a new generation of users. NFAIS will hold a 90-minute informational Webinar, Portable Devices and Mobile Users, on May 3, 2011 at 1:00pm EDST. Maureen Kelly, Principal, Content Kinetics, will open the meeting with a brief history of book technology. Jill O' Neill, NFAIS Director of Communication and Planning, will then discuss the reading experience, including an overview of today's established user interfaces and navigational approaches and how users can customize their own experience. The meeting will then take a look at the development of e-reader technology, from first to third generation and beyond, current content delivery channels, and the markets for e-readers and e-publications. And in closing, the meeting will focus on why all information providers need to pay attention to the development of portable reading devices so that they can re-shape their content to offer an enjoyable and satisfying user experience - on any platform, anywhere! If you want to learn more about today's portable reading devices register for the NFAIS webinar today. NFAIS members pay $75, Sister Society members pay $85, and non-members pay $95. An unlimited number of staff from an NFAIS member organization can participate for a group fee of $225. The group fee for an unlimited number of staff from a Sister Society is $255, and from any non-member organization is $285. The registration form can be accessed at: http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/309-portable-devices-and-mobile-users. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Jill O' Neill, NFAIS Director of Communication and Planning, will then discuss the reading experience, including an overview of today's established user interfaces and navigational approaches and how users can customize their own experience. The meeting will then take a look at the development of e-reader technology, from first to third generation and beyond, current content delivery channels, and the markets for e-readers and e-publications. And in closing, the meeting will focus on why all information providers need to pay attention to the development of portable reading devices so that they can re-shape their content to offer an enjoyable and satisfying user experience - on any platform, anywhere! If you want to learn more about today's portable reading devices register for the NFAIS webinar today. NFAIS members pay $75, Sister Society members pay $85, and non-members pay $95. An unlimited number of staff from an NFAIS member organization can participate for a group fee of $225. The group fee for an unlimited number of staff from a Sister Society is $255, and from any non-member organization is $285. The registration form can be accessed at: http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/309-portable-devices-and-mobile-users. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From blawlor at nfais.org Thu Apr 28 15:22:23 2011 From: blawlor at nfais.org (Bonnie Lawlor) Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:22:23 -0400 Subject: [nfais-l] Information Agility in the Social & Mobile Era Message-ID: <024d01cc05d9$9a734730$cf59d590$@org> Sent on behalf of Mark Logic Corporation ? an NFAIS member organization. ****************************************************************************** Media Executive Briefing: Information Agility in the Social & Mobile Era Learn how some of the largest information providers are meeting audience demand for actionable content ? and how they are generating new revenue streams. To truly engage audiences and provide them with information at the point of action, you need a flexible technology infrastructure. Join us for breakfast May 19th in Philadelphia to learn how an agile infrastructure powered by MarkLogic enabled: * Springer Images to aggregate 4 million assets and create 4 apps ? in under 6 months * McGraw-Hill to separate content from delivery, accelerating product development and allowing rapid iteration * American Institute of Physics to build a single platform for Web and mobile, supporting 170 scholarly journals * Xplana.com to use crowdsourcing to build a collaborative education site for students all over the country Details Date: Thursday, May 19, 2011 Time: 9:00 - 11:00 am Place: Hotel Palomar Philadelphia 117 South 17th Street at Liberty Philadelphia, PA Your Hosts Fernando Mesa Principal Technologist MarkLogic Diane Burley Media Industry Consultant MarkLogic Connect to MarkLogic: Copyright ? 2011 MarkLogic Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 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This highly competitive arena is driving innovation in both the format and delivery of information resources, offering publishers an opportunity to be creative and breathe new life into even the most traditional information tools for a new generation of users. NFAIS will hold a 90-minute informational Webinar, Portable Devices and Mobile Users, on May 3, 2011 at 1:00pm EDST. Maureen Kelly, Principal, Content Kinetics, will open the meeting with a brief history of book technology. Jill O' Neill, NFAIS Director of Communication and Planning, will then discuss the reading experience, including an overview of today's established user interfaces and navigational approaches and how users can customize their own experience. The meeting will then take a look at the development of e-reader technology, from first to third generation and beyond, current content delivery channels, and the markets for e-readers and e-publications. And in closing, the meeting will focus on why all information providers need to pay attention to the development of portable reading devices so that they can re-shape their content to offer an enjoyable and satisfying user experience - on any platform, anywhere! If you want to learn more about today's portable reading devices register for the NFAIS webinar today. NFAIS members pay $75, Sister Society members pay $85, and non-members pay $95. An unlimited number of staff from an NFAIS member organization can participate for a group fee of $225. The group fee for an unlimited number of staff from a Sister Society is $255, and from any non-member organization is $285. The registration form can be accessed at:http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/309-portable-devices-and-mobile-users. Jill O'Neill Director, Planning & Communication NFAIS (v) 215-893-1561 (email) jilloneill at nfais.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: